I was in #Cancun #Mexico back in January. If you have heard of the #TrenMaya and wanted to take it but don't know how, here's what I know:

The station is further away from the airport so if you want to spend a day or a few in Cancún first instead of the station shuttle, you can take a shuttle bus to the city centre for 12 CAD/person (145 MXN), and then later a 8 CAD/person (90 MXN) bus to the train station. Taxis are overpriced; take R-1/ R-2 bus for 12 MXN right to the beach (Playa Delphines).

Here's the #TrenMaya I rode from Cancún and around the Yucatán peninsula.

I was visiting México for the first time, something I've been wanting to do for years, and no better opportunity while I #BoycottUSA.

Over the course of 7 days I rode the whole line, past every station on the system. Let me know if you want to see or read more from me on this!

#Cancun #Mexico #trains #travel

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Marode Stützpfeiler am Tren Maya

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On the economical benefits - well, it's just like any railway. A frequent, regular and reliable service will bring the people to rely on it. Be it for business, studies or leisure. The peninsula is more than tourism. Cancun and Merida have about a million inhabitants each. I see a huge potential. #TrenMaya will have to live it up to it.
For European tourists in particular, I believe an integrated plane+train ticket would be interesting, as many use Cancun (direct flights from AMS, FRA, CDG, MAD, LHR, ...) as an entry gate to explore the region. Will we see a #TrenMaya codeshare anytime soon?
Now for tourism, the operator has started to deliver "packages" including multi day itineraries with fine dining and the visits of cultural attractions. It seems to be successful and I hope this can expand. Let's remember the tourist population is very diverse. Americans and Europeans have completely different travel habits - said a local guide to me. "Americans want to be taken care of whereas Europeans want to explore". #TrenMaya
The key to noticeable #environmental benefits I'd argue will be to win over tourists and locals from buses and cars. Now I just wonder how you actually prove that, as the bus system is completely private and will likely not share much data. In the end we need to be lucid enough to acknowledge that more ways generate more traffic. So let's also wonder what would happen without the train: even more roads across the peninsula's fragile #ecosystem? #TrenMaya